The Beauty of the Indonesian Language

The Beauty of the Indonesian Language

People who are intimate with the Indonesian language declare that it is indeed a beautiful language. I agreed.

For examples, prostitutes are called 'butterflies of the night'. How meaningful is the metaphor.

The breast is called the fruit of the chest. How visual it is.

The sun is called the eye of the day/sky.

When I tried to converse to her with my limited Indonesian vocabulary, I tried to make do with whatever words I know.

When I want to tell her that the fish need to be exposed to the sun to be dried, I said, "The sun want to kiss the fish" (matahari cium ikan)

When I want to say, the sun is not up yet, I say, "The eye of the sun has not open yet"

Indonesians are so polite that they don't use negative words. They say,less of a positive trait. For example, instead of saying rude, they use the word "less courteous" (kurant kopan)

I'm confused with the words 'bintang' and 'binatang'. One means 'star' and the word means 'animal'. When I tried to say this hotel is a 5-star hotel, I ended up saying, "This hotel has 5 animals".